Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America January 9, 2019 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal 0 Comments Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and… Read More→
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America October 25, 2018 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Allen St.Pierre Part 10 of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring… Read More→
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America September 26, 2018 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal 0 Comments Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and… Read More→
Smith’s Act of Contrition and the Battle to be “The Voice of the Cannabis Industry” May 1, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of announcements and articles that are connected to the behind the scenes posturing taking place to determine the "Voice of the Cannabis Industry". Two weeks ago, we all read about… Read More→
Despite NYC’s Lenient Pot Policy, This Shocking Marijuana Arrest Statistic Persists February 27, 2018 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Four years after New York City unveiled a new marijuana enforcement policy, lawmakers say data shows racial disparities persist in the marijuana arrest capital of the world—and blasted the NYPD for saying it’s due to complaints from communities of color. In… Read More→
Civil disobedience and cannabis: Time to quit? May 4, 2017 David Hodes District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 3 Comments This is a tough thing to write about but I think now is the time. Over the last few weeks, over 30 people have been arrested for either possession of cannabis or smoking cannabis in both Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia,… Read More→
Another One Bites the Dust, Nadelmann Steps Down From Drug Policy Alliance February 6, 2017 Rob Meagher Industry People 0 Comments Following the example of his long-time peer and fellow activist and advocate Allen St.Pierre, Ethan Nadelmann announced last week that he is ending a 23-year career of fighting the good fight to move on to his next great adventure. In an… Read More→
Legal Marijuana and Its Diversity Issue September 20, 2016 AggregatedNews Industry People 0 Comments America’s legal marijuana industry has a huge diversity problem—and it couldn’t be more ironic. The Drug Policy Alliance estimates that less than 1% of the market to grow legal weed is owned or operated by people of color, a startling… Read More→
Marijuana Industry Brings Compliance to a High Bar July 20, 2016 Michelle Drolet Compliance and Regulations, Science and Technology 0 Comments By Michelle Drolet Ensuring overall compliance with strict regulations is the next growth opportunity. Whatever you think of it, marijuana is here to stay and coming to full legalization in a state nearest you. Controversy follows cannabis into every… Read More→